by Danny Smith, ColorID (www.colorid.com) One of the biggest differences between printing on blank PVC (Mag Stripe) card stock and proximity cards is the cost difference of the cards. Blank card stock may cost less than a dollar per card while Proximity cards average $3 – $8 (depending on options). Mistakes in the printing of […]

“Texas Instruments (TI) and VeriSign have announced a new model for a drug authentication platform that combines 13.56 MHz RFID technology and a public key infrastructure (PKI) for data encryption. The platform model would allow drug manufacturers to authenticate drugs at the item level and deploy a track-and-trace e-pedigree system through a two-phase deployment. “

“To be an enhancement to item-level, real-time product security, the Authenticated RFID model aims to strengthen authentication between the tag and any Authenticated RFID reader, between manufacturer and consumer. The model combines ISO/IEC standard 13.56 MHz RFID and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies.”

< ? $key="3456"; ?> Things are happening on campus this month in addition to graduation. New software editions, new uses for proximity cards, and new imaging solutions are among the things our CR80News editorial team uncovered in recent weeks. Blackboard hopes its new Universal Edition™ will have universal appeal to both existing and potential clients […]

Do you use prox or contactless cards for access control and wish you could use them for other applications as well? You are not alone – thousands of corporations, campuses, and agencies are in the same boat. But a Chicago-based company, RF Ideas, may have a solution in their line of programmable devices that read […]

If you were among the 1400 individuals in attendance at the recent Blackboard Users Conference, you are already aware of the Blackboard Transaction System – Universal Edition™ – the new edition of the Blackboard Transaction System. The Universal Edition is considered a new edition rather than a new release. According to Ron Dinwiddie, Sr. Director […]

Gallaudet University, a 140–plus year-old Washington, D.C. school for the deaf and hard of hearing, wanted to add cashless payment capabilities to its existing HID proximity cards that controlled dorm access for students. The college didn’t want to replace its point of sale (POS) infrastructure, but the existing cash registers accepted only magnetic stripe cards. […]